Thursday, March 5, 2015

Cayetano: Justice first before BBL passage

Zamboanga City - Peace not imbued with justice is not genuine peace.

Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter S. Cayetano, who was in Zamboanga City on Thursday attending the 40th day mass for Capt. Ryan Pabalinas, said giving justice to the families of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) operatives in the Mamasapano massacre should be the priority, vis-à-vis the ongoing peace process.

NO GENUINE PEACE WITHOUT JUSTICE. Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano consoles members of the family of the late Capt. Ryan Pabalinas, one of the 44 slain SAF commandos, after the 40th day memorial mass held at the Forest Lake Memorial Park in Zamboanga City on Thursday, March 5. He reiterated to Pabalinas' spouse, Erica, his promise to seeking justice for the deaths of the slain troopers.

He noted that Moro Islamic Liberation Front leaders remain defiant and refuse to surrender those involved in the January 25 encounter. Cayetano said this does not bode well with the MILF, as they could not even hold their members accountable for the incident.